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MUMBAI: Seeking to overhaul two-decade old set of rules for insider trading in the stock market, Sebi today said it has decided to seek inputs from the general public for drafting the new regulations in this regard. The public inputs and suggestions have been invited on various aspects of the issue, including on the people and entities that could be considered insider and the level of punishments for violations by insider entities. The decision to seek public comments has been taken by a high-level committee set up by Sebi last month to review the its Prohibition of Insider trading (PIT)

AHMEDABAD: Rejecting suggestions by President Pratibha Patil to modify Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill, the Modi government today re-introduced the bill which was passed by the State Assembly. The Bill was passed unanimously by the ruling party members when the Opposition has been boycotting the Assembly proceedings as their demand for debate on the recent hooch tragedy has not been accepted by Speaker Ashok Bhatt. "The suggestion made by the President should not be approved by the Assembly.

NEW DELHI: The Steel Ministry has invited suggestions from industry bodies including Ficci , CII and Assocham on duty structures for submitting them to the Finance Ministry for the 2013-14 Budget. "Ministry of Steel has initiated exercise for preparing the proposal for the Union Budget 2013-14. In this connection, it is requested that your proposals/ suggestions for making changes in the existing duty structure...," the Steel Ministry has recently written to 19 associations.

NEW DELHI: An expert committee headed by technocrat Sam Pitroda which was appointed by the government to review the functioning of Prasar Bharati has sought suggestions from the public on issues related to the national broadcaster. In a statement released here, the committee invited views from the public on aspects which it is reviewing. The panel's terms of reference include sustaining, strengthening and amplification of Prasar Bharati's role as a public broadcaster with a special reference to its relationship with government.

NEW DELHI: Suggestions of the Congress party on changing anti-rape laws were delivered past midnight to Justice J S Verma leading to party chief Sonia Gandhi tendering an apology to him for the odd timing. Justice Verma also said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram were instrumental in forming the committee which gave far reaching recommendations favouring comprehensive amendments to criminal laws. "Past mid-night, someone came to my residence, woke me up and wanted to hand over personally (the Congress party's suggestions)

NEW DELHI: Congress today dismissed suggestions about Narendra Modi being a challenge to UPA in the coming Lok Sabha elections as a possible Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP . "The same Modi, who is the Chief Minister of Gujarat" was the dismissive refrain of party spokesperson Rashid Alvi when asked whether Modi is an obstacle in the way of UPA coming to power for the third time at the Centre. "Gujarat is one of the 28 states in India. Even Congress has formed government in Delhi state for three consecutive times.

NEW DELHI: The Fertiliser Ministry has sought comments from companies on critical enviormental issues leading to delay in clearance of projects. "The letter has been forwarded to seek the companies feedback for making laws simpler," a source said. In a letter addressing to all the Single Super Phosphate (SSP) and phosphate & potassic (P&K) fertiliser companies, the ministry has said,"...refer to a meeting held on August 29..regarding critical issues of environment and forest related laws impinging upon the programmes and schemes being undertaken by the Department of Fertilisers . " The ministry has also sought specific suggestions for simplification of procedures for environment clearance and also for single window clearance.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today sought to know from Maharashtra government as to when would it implement all the recommendations of the Justice (retd) CS Dharmadhikari committee on measures to ensure safety of women. The High Court was informed that 109 recommendations of the committee had been accepted, while decision on 32 was still pending. Of these 32 recommendations, 21 had been forwarded to a task force appointed by the government to consider whether they should be accepted, while 11 recommendations were pending with the state government itself for consideration.

KOLKATA: Eager to earn a few dollars more for yourself and your shareholders? No need to hire a McKinsey or a KPMG for millions of dollars all the time to save a few thousands. Just ask your shopfloor mechanic, or an electrician. He may come up with an idea or two, probably better than the ones from those in the cubicle. Maruti Suzuki, the nation's largest carmaker, JSW Steel, Max India which runs a hospital chain, and Mahindra Satyam which is emerging from a financial scandal, will tell you that their staff are not only executing what they are told to, but also feed in with ideas that help managers to achieve what they are hired for. The growing tendency of managements to seek ideas from blue-collar workers to improve operational efficiency not only leads to saving money for the company, but also smoothens the relationship between the managers and staff that could avoid the kind of industrial unrest witnessed in Gurgaon last year.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address on AIR Friday urged people to write to him about inspiring incidents which he said he will share during his regular Man ki Baat sessions on radio. "I have received interesting suggestions from people... This country is for everyone, it is important to connect with the people... Someone suggested that there should be emphasis on cottage industries, someone else suggested that there should be exams from Class 5 onwards...," the prime minister said.